Jeanette Loff

Jeanette Loff
Born Janette Lov
(1906-10-09)October 9, 1906
Orofino, Idaho
Died August 4, 1942(1942-08-04) (aged 35)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1927-1934
Spouse(s) Harry Rosenbloom (? - October 1929)
Bert E. Friedlob (? - 4 August 1942)

Jeanette Loff (October 9, 1906 August 4, 1942) was an American motion picture actress and singer.

Early life

Born Janette Lov was born in Orofino, Idaho. She was the eldest of a family of five children born to Morris and Inga Loff. Her parents were of Norwegian and Danish heritage. Her father was a professional violinist who moved their family to Canada when Jeanette was a child. Afterwards, the family moved to Lewiston, Idaho. At the age of 11, Loff played the title role in the play Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. At 16 she was a lyric soprano and had the leading role in an operetta, Treasure Hunters. When she was seventeen the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Loff continued her musical education at the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music. She played the organ in theaters in Portland as Jan Lov. Sometimes she appeared singing theater prologues during vacations from school.[1] [2]

Career

Loff's motion picture career began with an uncredited role in the silent film version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She was signed to a contract by Cecil B. DeMille, and was soon cast as in ingénue roles in almost every instance. This enticed her to take a break from her movie career and perform on stage. Her last screen role before she briefly retired was in the Paul Whiteman revue, The King of Jazz (1930). She remained under contract to Universal Pictures for some months but made no additional films. She went to New York City and appeared in musical plays and with orchestras. Loff returned to films with a role as a country girl in Mating Time. Her final motion picture performances came in Hide-Out, Flirtation, and Million Dollar Baby, all from 1934.[3]

Personal life and death

Loff was married twice; her first marriage was to salesman Harry K. Roseboom, from whom she was divorced in 1929. Later, she wed Los Angeles businessman Bertram Eli Friedlob (1906-1956) to whom she remained married until her death. On August 4, 1942, Jeanette Loff died of ammonia poisoning in Los Angeles, California in 1942. She succumbed in a Hollywood hospital. Beverly Hills, California coroners could not determine whether she ingested ammonia either accidentally or intentionally. She was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, California. Loff was only thirty five years old. Four years after her death, her husband Bert Friedlob married actress Eleanor Parker. [4] [5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1927 Uncle Tom's Cabin Auction Spectator Uncredited
My Friend from India Marion/Ruth Brooks
1928 The Man Without a Face
Hold 'Em Yale Helen Alternative title: At Yale
The Black Ace
Man-Made Women Marjorie
Annapolis Betty Alternative title: Branded a Coward
Love Over Night Jeanette Stewart
1929 The Forty-Five Caliber War Ruth Walling Alternative title: 45 Calibre War
The Sophomore Barbara Lange Alternative title: Compromised
The Racketeer Millie Chapman Alternative title: Love's Conquest
1930 Party Girl Ellen Powell Alternative title: Dangerous Business
The Boudoir Diplomat Greta
Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 Alice Malden Alternative title: Fightin' Ranch
1934 Missouri Nightingale Lou Morrison, the St. Louis Woman
A Duke for a Day
Benny, from Panama Jeanette Foy
Hide-Out Blonde #2 Uncredited
Flirtation Also stars Ben Alexander and Arthur Tracy
Million Dollar Baby Rita Ray

References

  1. "Jeanette Loff". Ancestry.com Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. "Ellison-White Lyceum and Chautauqua Association". Rectors and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. "Jeanette Loff". Bizarre Los Angeles: The Movie Page. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. "Bert E. Friedlob, Biography". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  5. "Eleanor Parker, profile". Glamour Girls of The Silverscreen. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

Other sources

External links

Jeanette Loff at Find a Grave

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